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Linux is an Open Source computer operating system designed primarily for the PC but also available for a wide range of other systems. Please note that Linux UK is not a company or legal entity and this site is merely a support platform run by people (in the UK) who are interested in Linux, for people (in the UK) who are interested in Linux.

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Re: Linux versions

http://www.nicephotog-jsp.net/linux-install.html  

Re: Unbutu will not boot from hard drive

See if you chose the correct patition to boot from as it could have chosen the CD drive at "setup" when integration at the end of setup occurred. E.g. lilo.conf (on the hard drive) could have dev/ or mnt/ for removable device because you did not tell setup if you had any SCSI devices as it asks about SCSI near the beginning (you manually answer that questions although it has done some probing).   Try running the setup as an upgrade this time and manually go through the checkbox systems  carefully (although depending how the setup is done you may or may not need to add{name} partitions to be present or redo the partitions {not usually though}).  

Re: SUcommanderXer Last Pre Beta 20-06-2009

This version of SUcommanderXer Last Pre Beta 20-06-2009 freeware is a more stable and better equipped system than the previous editor(31-0-2009). It requires a JRE 1.4.2 or newer to operate and is usable in either Linux or Win2000,XP,Vista also. This has a new easy to insert to html page "content inserter" system in the SPedit board. Note: if you want a save progress bar for the files because of large file lag, there is a version there at the site that has that too and is in essence the 20-06-2009 version. Screenshot URL: http://www.nicephotog-jsp.net/images/SUcommanderXer.gif    

Re: Elonex webbook with linux 8.04

Previously Gareth Bult wrote: After you "think" it has connected, run up a terminal session (Applications->Accessories->Terminal) and type in; ping -c5 87.102.101.168 And post the results here. Also useful would be the output of; ifconfig And; cat /etc/resolv.conf   PING 87.102.101.168 (87.102.101.168) 56(84) bytes of data 64 bytes from 87.102.101.168: icmp_seq=1 ttl=53 time 2782 ms 64 bytes from 87.102.101.168: icmp_seq=2 ttl=53 time 2183 ms 64 bytes from 87.102.101.168: icmp_seq=3 ttl=53 time 1184 ms 64 bytes from 87.102.101.168: icmp_seq=4 ttl=53 time 185 ms 64 bytes from 87.102.101.168: icmp_seq=5 ttl=53 time 114 ms   --- 87.102.101.168 ping statistics --- 5 packets transmitted, 5 received, 0% packet loss, time 4009ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 114.205/1289.923/2782.888/1062.158 ms, pipe 3     Sorry the other commands you have asked for, it wont let me copy and paste the results onto a memory stick so that i can post it on here, and because the report is so long and i have a meeting to go to , i will type it out later . Many thanks                                      

Re: Elonex webbook with linux 8.04

After you "think" it has connected, run up a terminal session (Applications->Accessories->Terminal) and type in; ping -c5 87.102.101.168 And post the results here. Also useful would be the output of; ifconfig And; cat /etc/resolv.conf  

Elonex webbook with linux 8.04

Hi. I am very new to the linux system and have purchased a webbook to take on my travels. It was purchased with a 3G Huawei E169G dongle modem. Up to now there has not been any problems but since up dating the system, which has left 9 updates that can not be installed, I am unable to browse the internet. As I am a complete novice, I believe that it is connecting to 3G but is 'looking for (web site name)' but can not connect. Can anyone help me please . Thanks

SUcommanderXer Last Pre Beta 20-06-2009

 

Re: Unbutu will not boot from hard drive

I am not sure if the Dell Optiplex GX150 BIOS is too long in the tooth. It is a cast off from a company I work with. When booting up I get F2 Setup or F12 Boot Menu. Pressing F2 shows that I have a Primary Hard Drive 0 Primary Hard Drive 1 The SCSI must be the primary hard drive 0 but when boot error comes up it says no primary drive 1. I am not sure how I can access the kernel/image line you mention. Ubuntu will do a test on the hard drive as I can hear it whirring when running from the CD. Maybe I should reinstall Windows 98 and run Linux in parallel? That is if the computer can recognise the SCSI drive. Thanks for now David Bate  

Re: Linux versions

thanks, i've successfully installed 9.04 on one of the 2 PC's and its working fine :)

Re: Unbutu will not boot from hard drive

Mmm, the key may be the use of the word SCSI (!) SCSI is "generally" reserved for servers so I could quite imagine that the SCSI drivers are not loaded by default for a "desktop" Linux installation. The first thing I'd try is manual activation of the SCSI drivers at boot time ...   At boot time, when the "Press ESC" prompt appears, press ESC, then press "e" to edit the boot entry. Move down to the kernel/image line and press 'e', and add "doscsi" to the end of the line, then press "b" (twice?) to boot the system with that config.   If that works, edit /boot/grub/menu.lst, find the first kernel/image line and add "doscsi" to have it add this parameter automatically at boot time.

Re: Linux versions

Ubuntu 9.04 is without a doubt (IMHO) streets ahead of the rest.

Unbutu will not boot from hard drive

I have recently downloaded Unbutu in ISO format and created the CD. I have a spare old Dell Optiplex  machine which had Windows 98 installed. I decided to use this machine to install Linux as a stand alone. I have followed instructions for manual partitioning and allowing Unbutu to partition automatically. Everything is fine and both method find my wireless network and I can get onto the internet without any complicated set up. I have navigated around the applications and all looks fine. I have set my bios to boot from hard drive and CD. However when I come to restart Unbutu fails to boot/ start up. The SCSI hard drive is relatively small at 20GB. What am I doing wrong? David Bate

Linux versions

Hi, I'm new to Linux and I have 2 PC's which have previously operated using windows xp. They are both fairly old and have Intel Pentium 4 processors. Could you give me your recommendations as to which version of Linux I should use? Again, I’d like to emphasise that I am completely new to Linux. At the moment i am considering using ubuntu 9.04, as it seems to be the most user friendly version of Linux :)

Unidentified icon on desktop

My daughter has an Acer Aspire One netbook and somehow an icon has appeared on the desktop which we are unable to delete and she cannot connect to the internet.  It says something about not being configured - when we try to delete it says that we dont have access for this.  Anyone know what we can do???

Unidentified icon on desktop

 

3G BB Dongle

Hello All   I have a Elonex Onet plus netbook, and have found it extremely useful on my travels, however, I'm looking to obtain Mobile broadband by purchasing from Virgin Media.  The dongle they'll supply is a Huawei E160, I've looked on the Elonex website, and that states the Huawei E160G is compatable.  I've also tested a Vodafone dongle which, by following the instructions on the Elonex website worked a treat.  Does anyone know if a Virgin Media E160G dongle will work????   Any advice would be greatly appreciated.   Ta martin

Re: o2 mobile broadband

Hello, try to read  http://www.freshmobile.us/2008/12-get-mobile-broadband-on-your-linux-laptop.html

Re: o2 mobile broadband 3g

Hi everyone,  i found this topic  http://www.freshmobile.us/2008/12-get-mobile-broadband-on-your-linux-laptop.html